Although my desire to become a grandmaster has not waned, I still believe my goal is attainable despite some changes in my time table. My goal was to achieve a national title by the time I turned 16 and grandmaster by 20, all without compromising my studies or failing to maintain a somewhat normal social life. My primary aim has not yet been accomplished, but my chess understanding has improved significantly. I have progressed from a“Class E”to an“Expert”level player, but not without a few lessons learned along the way.
Over the past four years I have asked myself, how do great chess players really become great? Malcom Gladwell's“Outliers”responded with the answer: the 10,000 hour rule. As a chess player, I am reminded that even Bobby Fisher
It’s the triumphs as well as the defeats, that I will remember most about my life when I look back in thirty years. If I can look back and say, “I didn’t think I could ever accomplish this, but I gave it my all.” Pursuing the next challenge along with being a well-rounded, compassionate person will allow me to consider my life a success in thirty years. Nothing in my life emulates this attitude towards what I will consider a success, in terms of pushing my limits, in thirty years, than my current pursuit of collegiate level sports.
“There’s no next Michael Jordan, says Magic Johnson. He continues saying, you can’t compare anyone to him, what he has done for the game can never be matched. Michael Jordan will always be Michael Jordan and no one better (Johnson, 61). He’s the greatest that ever played, in terms of doing things that Larry Bird and I never dreamed about.'; (62) Doug Collins says that, “Practice is what made him go. Every day he had this need to show who was the best. It’s like `I’m the best today and I’m going to show you and tomorrow I’m going to show you and the next day I’m going to show you again.’ That was how he competed. All the great geniuses of the world were like that. We’re talking about Einstein, Edison, and Roosevelt. These people came across something and worked to perfect it (Collins, 61).
“It is not in the stars to hold our destiny but in ourselves” (William Shakespeare). The fate of one’s life is determined by the actions and decisions they make over time. Success is not predetermined from the moment an individual is born. The choices in life can determine if an individual will rise to the top or fall to the bottom. “Outliers” by Malcolm Gladwell is an non-fiction story that reveals how much time and effort is required to achieve mastery at anything. David Epstein explains that success depends on the fortunate genetics in a person in the non-fiction excerpt “The Sports Gene.” The text from the “Outliers” supplies credible sources and evidence to support the idea that hard work and preparation results in success while the sports
Everyone wants to get better at something, but some want it more than others. In “How to Transform an Everyday, Ordinary Hoop Court into a Place of Higher Learning and You at the Podium”, the narrator wants to get better at basketball, so he wakes up everyday at 4:30 to go with his dad to his work. Everyday, the narrator would wait 3 hours in his dad’s car until the gym opened, only to sit on the bench and watch the other men play basketball. Finally, one of the best players, Dante, tells the narrator he can play but he’ll get “smoked”. However, the narrator proved him wrong. The narrator learns that if you persevere, work hard, and have confidence, your dreams may come true. In How to Transform an Everyday, Ordinary Hoop Court into a Place
I always enjoy going online and starting a game of Chess to engage in a battle of wits against people from across the globe. While I first undertook this game as a time sink, it quickly became a hobby that I am passionate about. After pursuing structure to improve my abilities, I discovered my school has never had an organization for this game of kings. I would not settle for playing against matchmade strangers forever, so I founded our school’s first chess club and became its president, to enjoy my hobby more and also to teach it to
I learned a lot from interviewing the Coach Maldonado. The main thing I got out of this interview was something I was taught growing up. The outcome depends on how much work you put into doing a task. It’s not something I really learned from Coach Maldonado but it reenforces the idea. I like this idea because if you 're not going work hard for something then why should you expect great results as an outcome. The harder you work for something the more rewarding it becomes at the end. Now a days if you want to become great, it takes a lot of work and time. Professionals didn 't screw around in college and expect to be professional over night, no they worked hard to get at the level they 're at.
In addition, these examples of Kobe Bryant’s Hard work and dedication also relates back to Malcom Gladwell’s book “Outliers”. One of the reasons why it relates back to Outliers is because one of Gladwell’s keys to success involves both hard work and dedication. The 10,000-hour rule.It is clear to see that a huge contributor to Kobe Bryant’s success in the NBA was the amount of hard work and dedication he put towards basketball. However, it wasn’t the only thing that lead to his success in the
The development of character plays a significant role in sport in today’s society. Character building is seen as acquiring skills and knowledge that could be presented later on in life or in a realistic situation. The purpose of this essay is to highlight the reasoning behind this preconceived notion, and apply the stimulus and how it may occur. Furthermore, the idea behind what a stereotypical norm is how it may be or may not be presented through different social aspects of sport. For example, social status can play a huge role in accomplishments of character and how the world should view an individual (Carrington & McDonald, 2008). The social theory of Marxism is an ideal aspect to take into today’s nature, due to the idea, that it is
One main reason why Bobby Fischer is the greatest player of all-time was because he defeated the legendary Soviet, Spassky. Before “The Match of the Century” began he said, “No matter how I win, if I do not shake my challenger’s hand, I will lose more than I’ve ever won anything in my life”(94). Bobby is a great sportsmanship, and a very talented chess player. Fischer’s challenger, ignores every distraction that Bobby makes. Spassky had always been serious about every game he plays. This concludes that by just looking at their attitude, Fischer is the better
He explains that though extraordinary opportunities reveal themselves in many ways, they all have the same effect: they allow the individual to get ahead. According to Gladwell, sometimes these opportunities build up until they are no longer single accidents. He illustrates the concept of gifted programs to support his claim. Teachers select promising students for the programs in hopes of maximizing their potential, and unsurprisingly, these students learn more and advance above their classmates—an advantage that continues to accumulate year after year (Gladwell 29). However, a study by Bedard and Dhuey reveals that these students are often perceived as more intelligent than their peers simply because they are more mature (28). The students that aren’t as mature are consequently denied an important, critical opportunity in their education. Gladwell presents the Canadian Hockey League system as another example: after young players are separated into teams according to their skill level, the most talented players receive better training and more practice time (25). Although it appears that this process is fairly based on ability, Gladwell emphasizes that hockey coaches make the same mistake that teachers do in the classroom—they unknowingly choose the most physically mature players (24-25).
It’s difficult to say whether motivation is produced by the mind rather than acquired through experience, our genes are what primarily affect our intellect, while being deprived of observing external factors can contribute adversely towards a person’s developmental progression and their primary outlook on their performance. Motivation is essential for success in sports, it is why people strive to become better athletes. The direction and intensity of one’s efforts reflects on their determination to achieve their goals. The more motivated you are, the higher the likeliness you have to succ...
I want to pursue Sports Management because I want to have a career in the business of basketball and I believe NC State is the ideal university to prepare me for this. When I say business of basketball many people tend to look at me with a puzzled look. I am referring to working in the office of a professional sports organization or working inside a college basketball program.
athletes are physically talented and train hard. But what separates the good athletes from the best is simply their mental strength (Gregoire 1). Someone could be the most talented at...
My love for tennis blossomed at the young age of eleven. During middle school my peers knew me as the boy who was remarkably talented at tennis and I savored that title. Butterflies floated throughout my youthful body whenever someone complimented me. As the years passed, my dad nurtured me into a top player. Before I knew it high school arrived and it was time to compete at a higher level. My excitement was out of this world, but I knew my dad could no longer push me forward and my future was up to me. However, the ego I developed over the years blocked what lie in front of me. I wasn’t looking at the bigger picture; the hard work demanded of me, teamwork, and the motivation to reach an ultimate goal. Throughout my four years of participating
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